Bangladesh, a country with an area of approximate 144,000 sq km, is located between latitudes 20~34' and 26~38' north and latitudes 88~01' and 92~41' east. The country is border by the Bay of Bengal in south, while on the three directions, it is bordered by India. However, on the southeastern edge, Bangladesh has small border with Myanmar. Total boundary length of the country is 4,246 km. Bangaladesh, now an independent state, was previously the eastern province of Pakistan. Then it was known as East Pakistan.